only children) to explore the impacts of this relaxation on the marriage market as well as the fertility effect due to the … marriage choice distortion. By using a difference in differences (DID) design in a subhazard model with competing risks, the … marrying a spouse with siblings or a spouse belonging to an ethnic minority. The marriage effect is stronger in urban areas …

We study the socio-economic determinants of child (girls below age of 19 years) marriage using a panel data of thirty … significant determinants of child marriage. Our results which control for province fixed effects (e.g. local cultural norms or … and services. To reduce child marriage, which has long-run negative effects on the development of children, policymakers …

This paper shows that the rising male surplus has strengthened marriage distortions in China by causing an increase in … power. This paper provides the first empirical evidence showing that demographic imbalance causes marriage distortion with …

fertile phase experience high unemployment rates. Based on these facts we investigate how marriage and fertility decisions in … likely to marry when they are unemployed during recession. Although we find effects on marriage we cannot observe any effects …